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Sussex lose again

The Royal London Cup has worn many guises since Sussex first the Gillette Cup just over 50 years as the first limited overs format. This year’s competition did not get off to the best of starts for the Sharks with the game rained off at Horsham and losses to Hamsphire at Southampton and to [...]

July 31, 2015 // 0 Comments

Cricket, not lovely cricket.

The project to have a competition of city-based T20 sides playing in a month’s window backed by SKY is of great concern to those like Ivan that follow the county game. It worries me as it is another example of cricket aping the worst of football. We have already seen a cricketing media like [...]

July 29, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Ashes, but not as we knew it

Let me begin with a shaggy dog story. Recently, after a two-year hiatus, my elderly father recently returned to the Sky TV fold by taking up a basic Sky Sports package. The tale by which he ‘gave up’ said item is sufficiently bizarre and illogical that it deserves an article, if not a full [...]

July 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

At Lords for the T20 blast

Readers know I am no fan of 20/20 but to be invited to Lords on a warm summer’s evening is most pleasant. My host is an old friend and an Arsenal fanatic who has a debenture seat in the Mound Stand. These are much prized as many including me prefer the airy space of the Upper Mound Stand to [...]

July 24, 2015 // 0 Comments

Emerging from the shadows

Spotted today on the website of The Guardian, this fascinating tale of a forgotten England captain by John Ashdown is worthy of reaching as wide a readership as possible, which is why today we recommend it to our readers – [...]

July 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

Hubert Doggart

Hubert Doggart has just turned 90 and this remarkable man gave a speech at a birthday lunch in his honour at Horsham. He won no less than 5 blues in cricket, football, squash, fives and racquets and on his Cambridge debut scored 215 against Lancashire,scoring 2000 runs in one season. He and John [...]

July 22, 2015 // 0 Comments

The Horsham Festival

Festivals are an agreeable feature of the season when cricket is taken into and around the county. It’s not always viable – sponsorship was difficult to attract to Horsham. In his programme notes Chief Executive Zac Toumazi observed that if there is a fixture cutback there may be doubts [...]

July 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

Lords (again)

I returned to Lords and for a variety of reasons found it a more enjoyable experience than the Friday. The Saturday test of the Ashes is one of the great sporting experiences and as I sat in the sun in the front row of the Mound Stand I could not think of anywhere else I would prefer to be. I was [...]

July 19, 2015 // 0 Comments

The great Rust debate

Yesterday I went to Lords so let me put in my ha’porth on our debate on watching at home v being there. I’m approaching this from the perspective of the crowd. If you watch at home you’re being selective in terms of watching on your own or with mates and you might miss out on [...]

July 18, 2015 // 0 Comments

Sharks win and nearly there

Last night in the T20 blast Sussex Sharks beat Glamorgan comfortably to achieve second place in the southern section. Next Friday we play fourth place Hampshire and finish with an away game at the Oval against Surrey. One win should suffice. Glamorgan posted 164, a competitive total. Once again [...]

July 11, 2015 // 0 Comments

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